Sunday, April 29, 2012

English-isms, translated


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As a British-Colonial expatriate, allow me to assure you, this is more accurate than most Brits would like to admit!  Miss D., having read it, sighs, and says she now understands why she sometimes doesn't understand me . . .



Peter

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5 comments:

  1. trailbeeApril 29, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    What a hoot. We use the same language, say the words and end up going to war. How can that be? I love it. Thanks. :)

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  2. Josh KruschkeApril 29, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    Who new... I am British.

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  3. CarteachApril 30, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    I am forwarding this at once to an ex-pat friend of mine :-)

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  4. KenApril 30, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    As a Brit I completely agree with this.

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  5. Rev. PaulApril 30, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    I've had the opportunity learn most of this by direct contact with South Africans. Learning the difference between now, directly, now now, and right now was enlightening, as well.

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